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Nando's Peri-Peri raises $8,500 for Hinsdale Central High School

The Oak Brook restaurant is the chain's tenth location to open in the Chicago area.

At a November 20 grand opening, Nando's Peri-Peri restaurant in Oak Brook Center raised about $8,500 for student programs Hinsdale Central High School, according to the Daily Herald. The South African-Portuguese restaurant specializes in spicy grilled chicken.

Burton Heiss, CEO of Nando's Peri-Peri USA, said it was important for the restaurant to be good neighbors in their new location.

The restaurant chain has donated $200,000 in opening day sales to local organizations since opening its first U.S. location in 2008.

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